גֵּר
ger (gēr)
/gare/
“sojourner, resident alien, stranger”
Resident alien living among Israel without tribal land; commanded to be loved as oneself because Israel was a stranger in Egypt (Leviticus 19:34).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From גּוּר (H1481) to sojourn, dwell.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
strangersojourner
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: גֵּר (sojourner, resident alien, stranger) -> G4339
LXX conceptual translation: גֵּר (sojourner, resident alien, stranger) -> G3927
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where גֵּר (ger) carries significant theological or narrative weight.